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In Conversation with Tetsu Nishiyama

HAVEN recently sat down with Tetsu Nishiyama, founder and designer of Japanese brands WTAPS and Forty Percent Against Rights®. During the interview, Nishiyama speaks candidly about his beginnings as a designer, the creative scene that became a culture in the ’90s and his close relationships with a number of other high-profile Japanese designers who have acted as his mentors over the years. He also talks about the concept behind the brand’s flagship GIP-STORE® in Shibuya, Tokyo. Well worth a read, check out the full article here.